In a bit of a surprising move, the Rangers have traded defense prospect Joey Keane –their AHL All Star and leading defense scorer in the AHL– to the Carolina Hurricanes for RW Julien Gauthier, a former first round pick of the Canes from 2016.
Keane, a 2018 3rd rounder, burst onto the scene this season with a superb rookie campaign with the Hartford Wolf Pack. Keane has a line of 8-22-30 in 49 games with the Pack, and was their first call up for injury this month, although he didn’t actually play.